"Death's Door" by Chris Chan
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"Death's Door" by Chris Chan
What do you think of this story? What do you like most about it?
I like the way it took the theme and applied it to a class murder mystery format. I think it's a fun tale.
What do you think?
"Non ignara mali miseris succurrere disco." Virgil, The Aeneid
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The writer really reeled me into this mystery. The story was quite multi-faceted, and kept me guessing until near the end. This story made me sad for that young girl and her baby, and how the baby would grow up without either parent
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As I read the story, it reminded me of Agatha Christie's work and voila! I read about the author only to discover he works for Agatha Christie Ltd.
This was a fun story.
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
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I'm not very good at figuring out mysteries but I had my suspicions about her when she started acting all weird while she was taking their orders.sahmoun2778 wrote:Khudecek, I agree with you about the similarity between Q and Colombo. I was thinking they should have considered the hostess sooner but a great story nonetheless.
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I did wish that there would have been a twist in motive, we know from the beginning that the murder has something to do with Mr. Stuart's promiscuity, and after Tracy rubs her stomach, I was able to figure out the ending too swiftly.
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I was onto that too, but at the same time, I suspected just about everyone. So I figured she was a red herring. Nope.Michelle-lit wrote:I agree that Q was the most interesting and colorful character in the story.
I did wish that there would have been a twist in motive, we know from the beginning that the murder has something to do with Mr. Stuart's promiscuity, and after Tracy rubs her stomach, I was able to figure out the ending too swiftly.
I loved this story, but I was a bit dissatisfied with the end. Why were they feeding Miranda all that food at the end? Did I miss something, or is that just how it ended?
Really great, though--an awful lot of talent. I think it would be tough to write such a compelling mystery. I was disappointed with the formatting, and I don't know if it was just Kindle, or paperback too. It didn't detract from the story, except in a few places where there were missing words in the dialogue. But why all the tabbing issues with paragraph starts?
All around, it was intriguing and drew me in from the start. It didn't let up, either.
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Good catch! I thought she was acting weird because she knew something about the murder, not necessarily that she was the killer.khudecek wrote:I'm not very good at figuring out mysteries but I had my suspicions about her when she started acting all weird while she was taking their orders.sahmoun2778 wrote:Khudecek, I agree with you about the similarity between Q and Colombo. I was thinking they should have considered the hostess sooner but a great story nonetheless.
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It keeps your mind focus on just one thing, finding the villain, evil vs good.
It wasn't anything special but it was a fun read
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It was a fun, light mystery. I guessed who the murderer was half way through. I agree that Q was the most interesting character. I laughed out loud at his inability to whisper and when he shouted that the dead man had AIDS.